Month: August 2017

Dakota Kyle Rigsby, Shingo Alexander Douglass, Ngoc T Truong Huynh, Noe Hernandez, Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, Xavier Alec Martin, Gary Leo Rehm Jr.

Navy Releases USS Fitzgerald Supplemental Line of Duty Investigation

WASHINGTON (NNS) –(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2017.  The Navy has completed and released a supplement to its line of duty investigation of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) collision off the coast of Japan June 17. The line of duty investigation supplement is available at www.secnav.navy.mil/foia/readingroom/HotTopics/USS%20Fitzgerald/Supplemental%20Inquiry%20USS%20Fitzgerald.pdf This report specifically reviews the crew’s damage[Read More…]

Staff Sgt. Aaron R. Butler

DoD Identifies Army Casualty, August 17, 2017

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Staff Sgt. Aaron R. Butler, 27, of Monticello, Utah, died Aug. 16 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations. The[Read More…]

Earl Blumenauer

Congressman Blumenauer Joins Colleagues to Introduce Resolution of Censure Against Donald Trump

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2017.  Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) today joined Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and 75 other Members of Congress to introduce a resolution censuring Donald Trump for the comments he made on August 15, 2017 that “both sides” were to blame for[Read More…]

Gole Butte National Monument

Analysis: Nevada National Monuments Targeted by Oil and Gas Speculators

LAS VEGAS—(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2017.  Oil and gas speculators have aggressively targeted two Nevada national monuments under threat of elimination by President Trump, an analysis released today by the Center for Biological Diversity reveals. Federal documents show that speculators blanketed Gold Butte and Basin and Range national monuments with requests to[Read More…]

Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Community Groups Encouraged by Gov. Rauner’s Comments on Illinois TRUST Act

TRUST Act will protect immigrant families and promote public safety CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2017.  Appearing on WBEZ’s Morning Shift program this morning, Governor Bruce Rauner spoke enthusiastically about the Illinois TRUST Act, noting the broad support behind the bill among immigrant communities, business, law enforcement, and other allies.  He called[Read More…]

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Attorney General Madigan Joins Coalition to File Amicus Brief in Support of Employees’ Rights

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and a coalition of states yesterday filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and several employees who are alleging violations of their legal rights. In three consolidated cases—Epic Systems Corp. v.[Read More…]

Department of Justice

Mylan Agrees to Pay $465 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Underpaying EpiPen Rebates

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2017. Pharmaceutical companies Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty L.P. have agreed to pay $465 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly misclassifying EpiPen as a generic drug to avoid paying rebates owed primarily to Medicaid, the Justice Department announced today. Mylan[Read More…]

Cathy Myers

Paul Ryan’s Female Challenger Calls Out Opponents for Ignoring Local Issues

Cathy Myers Criticizes Speaker Ryan for Refusal to Host Public Town Hall and Randy Bryce for Refusing to Attend Primary Candidate Forum Janesville, Wisconsin—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2017. Today, Democratic Congressional Candidate Cathy Myers, who is seeking to represent Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, criticized her opponents, Paul Ryan and Randy Bryce, for[Read More…]

Age of Consequences

‘The Age of Consequences’ to be Screened at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church on Friday, August 25

Park Forest IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2017.  The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive in Park Forest will screen the documentary film ‘The Age of Consequences’ on Friday, August 25 at 7 p.m.  A discussion will follow. ‘The Age of Consequences’ looks at the impacts of climate change, how water[Read More…]

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Roosevelt University to Host Major Conference on the American Dream on September 11-14

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to headline thought-provoking summit CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2017. What does the American Dream mean today? Great minds from across the nation and all walks of professional life will tackle the timely question during Roosevelt University’s 2nd annual American Dream Reconsidered conference on Sept. 11-14[Read More…]

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